Embroidery-machine



J. E. HODGSON.

EMBROIDERY MACHINE.

APPLICATION man DEC-4| 1920.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

UNITED STATES JAMES EDWARD HODGSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EMBROIDERY-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1920. Serial N0- 428,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES EDWARD Hooc- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Embroidcry-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in embroidery machines, and one of the principal objects is to produce a device of this nature which shall be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and highly efiicient for the purpose for which it is designed.

Another object is to provide a device of this nature with an adjustable handle for regulating the length of stitch.

Another object i to so construct the device that it will automatically walk along from one punching position to the next.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the specification proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features ofwhich are hereinafter fully describedand specifically pointed out in the claims and which are shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved embroidery machine.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. I Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view from front to rear of the device.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all views. This invention contemplates the producing of a simple embroidery machine for doing.

punch work or tufting wherein the tubular needle is slidably mounted in an upward extension of the foot member and is provided near it upper end with a handle for operating it which handle may be adjusted longitudinally of the needle for varying the length of stroke of the needle.

Referring to the drawings more in detail,

10 represents a tubular tufting needle which is bent at an angle at 11 and is provided with an eye 12 in its point as is usual.

A length of wire is bent to form a foot 13, a rearwardly extending offset portion 14: and upwardly extending arms 15 which converge at 16 so as to lie on opposite sides of the needle 10 and are secured together by a thin strip of metal 17. which is soldered to the of the length of throw of the needle, and of an operating handle. v The offset portion 14 and the angular bend in the needle at 11 co-act with the material in such manner as to effect movement of said foot along the material upon the reciprocation of the device. While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obviou that many of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my inven tion limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is z- 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tubular needle having an angularly bent lower portion, a length of wire bent to form a foot and an offset portion and a pair of legs lying parallel with said needle, a guide member securing the legs of said wire together and forming a guideway for said needle, and a guide member secured to said needle between the first guide member and said foot and embracing said legs.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of the tubular needle having an angularly bent lower portion, a length of wire bent to form a foot and an offset portion and a pair of legs lying parallel with said needle,a guide member securing the legs of said wire together and formin a guideway for said needle, a guide mem er secured to said needle between the first guide member and said foot and embracing said legs, and an adjustable finger piece on said needle.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921. 

